DIAMOND ON TOP

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 147, 24 June 1933, Page 24

DIAMOND ON TOP

The Diamond team were littl. troubled to hold the upper hand in their match with Swifts last Saturday. Swifts lacked many things necessary for a good exhibition of football, and Diamond took every advantage,of their opponents' failings. At no period of the game did Swifts look lik. taking, a definite lead, and when goal after goal was registered by Diamond they seemed to loso spirit. They kicked badly, and were unsteady both on attack and defence, and if their defeat:had been increased by several more goals it would not liave been unexpected. It was only on a few brief occasions when the Swifts wing-men managed to get moving that they approached anywhere near the Diamond goal. On two of these excursions a sec-re resulted, and had the Swifts vanguard put more snap * into their work they would certainly have done better. Aa it was the game dragged on rather uninterestingly, except for the Diamond supporters, and the only excuse that could.reasonably be raised for Swifts' showing is that, last Saturday was evidently one, of, those, off days which come to any team.*-'* Babbitt, the Diamond centre-forward, had the distinction of scoring four goals in one match. He was ably supported by tile other front-line men. U. McLeod showed, some fast; p&fe" on tiie rightwing, and was, never really troubled by the oppbaiti.n once he got moving. All the forwards sedre.d'at some "period of the match. . . , •* 7 7,'.. The Swifts halves were .generally, weak. There seemed to be little understanding between them, and* a- tendency to hesitate too long bfore-getting, rid of the ball to the forwards. Of the vanguard Shankie was undoubtedly the best. He is a cut above tiie' men who play -with him, and is unfortunate! in not having the right company to display his abilities as a centre.:,; Kelly on the right outside wing gave a few flashes of bright .form, but he wai easily beaten for the ball.